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J. W. KRAMER Turn'out for Railways.

Patented May l18, 188,0.

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WITNBSSBS y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. KRAMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TURN-OUT FOR RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersl Patent No. 227,795, dated May 18, 1880.

VApplication led December 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern: K

Be it known that I, JOHN W. KRAMER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Turn-Outs forR-ailways, of which the following is a specification.

The object ot'my invention is to furnish a portable turn-out or turn-table for railways, especially street-railways, whereby cars may be shifted from one track to another, or turned end for end, it' necessary, when obstructions occur in the line; and the invention consists in a frame fitted for being pinned to the ground between the tracks and carrying' a pivoted section of rails, which may be turned to coincide with either track to receive the car, arid then turned, as desired, to shift the car to the other track. y

The construction and operation will be particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a plan view of my improved turn-out. Fig. 2 is aA sectional elevation on line .c a: of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail view of one ofthe toe-pieces, showing the slot and T-headed bolt.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A is the supporting bed-frame, consisting of parallel side bars, a a, that are connected. together by cross bars or plates b, and carry the apertured central cross-plate, c, in which is fitted the axis ofthe turn-table.

The bars bare provided with holes,'as at l, at irregular intervals, to allow pins to be driven into the ground or between .the stones of a pavement, whereby the frame A will be held in place. y

The frame A is of a width for setting between two railroadtracks, and the crossplates b should be raised, as shown, to give space beneath them for the axis of the turntable.

The turntable proper consists of the rails d d, that are connected by the cross-ties e e, and a cross-plate, f, at the midlengtli, which plate f is fitted with the axial bolt g, that passes through cross-plate c of frame A.

The rails d maybe of metal or of hard Wood shod with metal. They are of a length sufficient to receive a car, so that the car can be turned bodily on the turn-table, if required.

Upon the under side of the cross-plate f is fixed a gudgeon, f', that forms a bearing for the turn-table, and around the bolt g a spiral spring, h, is tted to bear between the plates c j', for the purpose of relieving the weight.

To give the required curve to one of the rail ends d, so that it will join the rails of the main track, I provide 'removable and adjustable points or toepieces i. These consist of flanged metal stripsadapted for setting upon the under and outer sides of rails d, and are slotted at t" to pass over the T-head bolts la, fitted to the side ot' rails d. The bolts k are fitted to turn, so that after the pieces i are put in position and adjusted in length the bolts, by bei u g turned withtheir heads crosswise of slots i', hold the points in place. These pieces ortoes t' are adapted to guide the Vcars on or oli" the rails d, so that a car can be turned which has come from either ot' two tracks, as illustrated in the drawings.

This construction ,'furnishes a light `and portable turn-out or turn-table, which may be readily transported from place' to place, as oc` casion requires.

In case of obstruction on the track, when it is desirable to transfer the cars to the other track, this apparatus will avoid the necessity of jumping the track and running them over the pavement.

The apparatus is tobe pinned down between the tracks, the rails tl turned to receive the car, and the car run on the rails. The car will thus be balanced on the axis g, and the rails are then to be turned to bring the other end in connection with the other track,"or the car may be turned end for end.

Having'thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat- 1. In a railroad turn-table, the toe-pieces i, combined with the rails, as and for the purpose specified. v

2. In railroad turn-tables, in combination with the frame A, provided with the apertured bearing-plate c, the table formed of rails d, provided with the bearing-plate f, gudgeon f and axial pin or bolt g, substantially as specified.

JOHN W. KRAMER.

Witnesses:

GEO. D. WALKER, y OHAs. SEDGwIcK.

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